Red Feather Flown as Symbol In Social Service Fund Drives
The Red Feather marks Community Chest campaigns across the nation to fund welfare services for orphans, the aged, the sick and homeless. Cleveland leads with a goal near 4.88 million dollars supporting 108 agencies, while Chicago pursues about 7.94 million to sustain 192 agencies and USO.
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Robin Hood
United States
Community Chests
Red Feather
Cleveland
Ohio
Greater
National War Fund
Cleveland Community Chest
Chicago
Froe
Tonorrary
Philadelphia
Community Chest Idea
Community Chest
Veterans found Farragut College and Technical Institute in Idaho
Veterans in Farragut Idaho opened a private non profit co educational college and technical institute utilizing the naval training station facilities. Aimed at easing veterans education and housing needs the project funded by a 2600000 goal backed by local businessmen and federal support seeks liberal arts and technical courses with a president and faculty already assembled.
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Farragut
Idaho
G.i.s
Naval Training Station
Navy
United States Department of Education
North
Washington
Farragut College and Technical Institute, Inc
Joseph H. Kusner
Florida
Igs
Lake
Pend Oreille
Erosion Raids Take High Toll
Chicago reports that erosion costs the United States nearly four billion dollars annually. The Middle West Soil Improvement committee cites U S Soil Conservation Service estimates showing wind and water erosion remove 21 times as much plant food as crops yield. Dr H H Bennett puts annual loss at 3 044 000 000 with nearly one billion acres needing soil conservation to preserve productivity. The group urges a comprehensive program including legumes, crop rotation, balanced fertilizer use and pasture improvements to rebuild soil fertility.
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Chicago
United States
Middle West
Bennett
Water Scarcity Strikes Texas Towns As Rains Ease Drought
Fall rains eased a drought across Texas towns. At Aspermont water sold for a dollar per barrel. The Salt Fork of the Brazos fluctuated from dry to 25 000 cubic feet per second, while Lower Colorado reservoirs faced evaporation > inflow. Wichita Falls rushed to finish a 100 000 acre‑foot reservoir as Little Wichita river failed to fill it.
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Austin
Texas
Aspermont
High Plains
Brazos
Colorado River
Wichita Falls
Wichita River
Every Day Is July 4 At Ordnance Depot
Tooele Utah reports the ordnance depot destroys unserviceable explosives from American German and Japanese stockpiles. About 50 tons are loaded into a trailer and detonated under careful supervision by depot officers.
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Ordnance Depot
Tooele
Utah
Washington's Presidency as a Big Administrative Machine
The piece analyzes the White House as the world’s largest organization with the President at its head. It discusses the scope of duties, the burden of managing executive offices, the role of executive orders, budget, Supreme Court appointments, and the challenges of advisers and assistants in maintaining effective governance. It cites historical examples and notes reforms aimed at lightening the presidential workload.
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WNU Service
Eye Street
N.W
Washington
D. C
White House
United States
Willard Kiplinger
National Committee
Democratic Party
Hannegan
Holbos
Ickes
Wallace
Lincoln
Seward
Congress
Tommy Corcoran
Supreme Court
Europe
OWI
Wallace- Byrnes
Roosevelt
Colonel House
Wilson
Truman
Egg laden liner sails as shells cease bursting
Bankhage A Holland-American liner departed with over three and a half million eggs on board the first egg cargo of its size since shells ceased bursting. Government statisticians are leaving Washington in large numbers amid hot political chatter.
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Business Week
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California Academy of Science
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Homes ON Wheels
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